News surfaced Saturday that the league had launched an inquiry into the root of Harden’s public denouncement of the Sixers' president of basketball operations.
president of basketball operations telling Harden that he would trade him “quickly” after Harden exercised his $35.6 million player option for the 2023-24 season — and not pertaining to a prior “handshake” agreement about any future contract — according to a report by The Athletic.denouncement — which included the disgruntled point guard saying he would “never be a part of an organization that [Morey is] a part of” — made while in China promoting his basketball shoe line.
This would be a positive development for the Sixers in the midst of a messy offseason situation. Rather than become an unrestricted free agent this summer, Harden opted into the final year of his contract but simultaneously requested that the Sixers trade him. His preferred destination is the Los Angeles Clippers.
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